One of the best tools that you have as gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule is the USDA zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

The USDA zone info for Bradley can be read to estimate when you can plant missouri primrose.

Planting Calendar for Missouri Primrose

Frost tolerance for missouri primrose:	Tolerant of some frost.
When to plant:	Up to 5 weeks before last frost.

You can plant missouri primrose a little earlier in the year because they do well in moderate cold.

The earliest that you can plant missouri primrose in Bradley is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant missouri primrose and expect a good harvest is probably September. If you wait any later than that and your missouri primrose may not have a chance to really do well. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your missouri primrose indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Bradley. In the coldest months of winter you can expect an average low temperature of -15°F.

Since the USDA zone info for Bradley may not be accurate from year to year the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Bradley there is a last frost after April 15 so always be ready to cover your missouri primrose if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Bradley

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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